| University of California at Los Angeles | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship | 09/11/17 | $109,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Wesleyan University | Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship | 09/11/17 | $120,000 | Middletown, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Smith College | Construction - Fine Arts Center | 09/24/69 | $250,000 | Northampton, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Agnes Scott College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Decatur, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Trinity College | Faculty Support | 09/15/70 | $200,000 | Hartford, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | University Press Program | 09/19/72 | $40,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | University Press Program | 09/19/72 | $40,000 | Champaign, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Minnesota at Twin Cities | University Press Program | 09/19/72 | $40,000 | Minneapolis, MN, United States | Higher Learning |
| Yale University | University Press Program | 09/19/72 | $100,000 | New Haven, CT, United States | Higher Learning |
| Polytechnic University | Strengthening Liberal Arts Curriculum and Faculty | 09/18/73 | $475,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Bates College | Faculty Fellowships | 09/27/74 | $190,000 | Lewiston, ME, United States | Higher Learning |
| Hope College | Faculty/Curriculum Development | 09/27/74 | $160,000 | Holland, MI, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Southern California | Mellon Professorship | 09/27/74 | $750,000 | Los Angeles, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| A Better Chance | ABC Program | 10/07/75 | $165,000 | Boston, MA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Furman University | Women's Program | 10/07/75 | $100,000 | Greenville, SC, United States | Higher Learning |
| Haverford College | Faculty Development | 10/07/75 | $185,000 | Haverford, PA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Brooklyn College | President's Discretionary Fund | 10/06/76 | $100,000 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Princeton University | University Library | 10/06/76 | $190,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Tulane University | Institutional Planning | 10/06/76 | $50,000 | New Orleans, LA, United States | Higher Learning |
| Council of Southern Universities, Inc. | Black College Faculty Development | 10/05/77 | $10,000 | Atlanta, GA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | Text/Fiche Program | 10/05/77 | $12,500 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Rochester | Tenure of Intermediate Career Levels | 10/03/79 | $950,000 | Rochester, NY, United States | Higher Learning |
| Recording for the Blind, Inc. | Catalogue Conversion | 10/08/80 | $150,000 | Princeton, NJ, United States | Higher Learning |
| Stanford University | 1980s Fund | 10/08/80 | $1,250,000 | Stanford, CA, United States | Higher Learning |
| University of Chicago | 1980s Fund | 10/08/80 | $1,350,000 | Chicago, IL, United States | Higher Learning |
